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AI will create long-term ‘job disruptions,’ CEO of Big Four firm says

The CEO of America's largest consulting firm has warned of “long-term” disruption, as both American consumers and executives express concerns about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace.

KPMG CEO Paul Knopf told FOX Business' Maria Bartiromo on Tuesday from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland: “There will be job disruption in the long term, but I think that's for sure,” he said.

“76% of Millennials and Gen Z said their jobs have already been significantly impacted by generative AI, and no major job losses have occurred to date,” he continued. “So what this means is we're making it mainstream and the workforce is still very flexible today.”

IMF warns AI will impact 60% of US jobs and increase inequality around the world

Additional findings from KPMG show that 65% of business executives believe generative AI will have a significant impact on their organizations over the next three to five years.

According to an IMF report, 60% of global jobs could be affected by artificial intelligence. (St. Petersburg)

Generative AI typically retains the ability to generate different versions of requested text, images, audio, and other media formats. IBM identifies generative AI as “deep learning models” built with the ability to learn coding languages ​​at scale.

Knopp maintained that the labor market is currently facing other headwinds and remained optimistic that the economy can absorb “maybe some shocks” to technological progress over time. .

“If you think about all the different emerging technologies that we've introduced over the last 25 years, we've had net job gains, but no net job losses. And for every emerging technology, I think… I think we've seen that over time, and maybe some of people's behavior will change,” the CEO said.

“In the same study, these people [who] In our survey, people said they were less worried about work interruptions and actually thought it would improve their mental health,” he added. “This means more routine tasks will be automated and work This means that there is a possibility that we will be able to do something more valuable within the company.”

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva echoed the “Morning with Maria” conversation at Davos, expressing workers' concerns that jobs could be “disappeared” with the rise of AI.

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Her company's recent report estimates that 60% of the world's jobs could soon be affected by AI.

“This report is a wake-up call, because it says there will be no tsunami tomorrow for the next few years. But… the tsunami will affect us. And we There is still a chance not to be hit by the tsunami, but rather to ride it for higher growth opportunities.”

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